Anesthesia

According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists, AAs are non-physician anesthetists and are trained extensively in the delivery of safe and high quality anesthesia care and advanced patient monitoring techniques under the direction of a licensed anesthesiologist. Here are four…

A new study from Research and Markets highlights the driving factors in the U.S. anesthesia devices market, including new technologies and the need for upgrades and replacements at surgical facilities, according to a Research and Markets news release.

After a conference call and several requests for information, Health Data Insights, the Recovery Audit Contractor for Region D (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming), has…

Analogic Corp., a provider of medical imaging and aviation security technology based in Peabody, Mass., has released the Flex Focus 400 Anesthesia ultrasound scanner, a dedicated ultrasound system for regional anesthesia designed and manufactured by Analogic's BK Medical subsidiary, according…

A new study from the RAND Corp. investigated the characteristics and demographics in the labor market for anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists and found variations across urban, rural and regional markets.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists' Ambulatory Surgical Care committee issued a statement, advising anesthesiologists to consider monitoring patients for exhaled carbon dioxide in procedures using propofol, especially involving the upper GI tract.

The Portex UniPerc Percutaneous Tracheostomy Kit, the first dedicated percutaneous tracheostomy option with tubes designed specifically for patients with larger necks, has received a 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award from Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine, according to a news…

Anesthesiologists sometimes do not bring in other team members when cases are waiting and when number of operating rooms currently running is less than allocated in an anesthesia group staffing agreement, according to a study in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor developed a perioperative sleep apnea prediction score based on independent clinical predictors of OSA to diagnose patients prior to surgery, according to a recent study published in the April issue of…

Proceedings began in New York State Supreme Court to settle a seven-year long dispute between Anesthesia Associates of Mount Kisco and North Westchester Hospital, according to a report in The Journal News.